UPDATE
by Natalie Zundel ASCRS Foundation Development Director
Operation Sight wins 2017 Power
of A Gold Award from ASAE
Operation Sight patient and family member at the University of Tennessee Hamilton Eye
Institute's Cataract-a-Thon.
Source: University of Tennessee Hamilton Eye Institute
Insightful news from the ASCRS Foundation
T. Danny Mack, OD, examines an Operation Sight patient at the Hawaiian Eye Center.
Source: Hawaiian Eye Foundation
Robert Cionni, MD, with an Operation Sight patient at the Surgicare Center of Utah.
Source: Surgicare Center of Utah
D. Snow Slade, MD, with an Operation Sight patient at St. George Eye Center.
Source: St. George Eye Center
C
ataracts are not just a med-
ical issue in developing
countries. Here in the U.S.
there are people who are
uninsured or underinsured
and cannot afford care on their own.
These individuals may rely on others
to complete their daily tasks and if
left untreated, risk complete vision
loss.
The award-winning
program will celebrate
National Sight Week
this October
Operation Sight is a network
of volunteer organizations and
ASCRS members who provide care
to these Americans unable to access
or afford surgery. Launched in 2014,
Operation Sight matches eligible
patients with volunteer surgeons
and provides the administrative
and financial assistance necessary to
simplify the process.
Since the program's launch,
1,300 individuals are seeing clearly
because of the combined efforts of
dedicated volunteers and gener-
ous donors—and others are taking
notice.
In July, the American Society of
Association Executives (ASAE) chose
the ASCRS Foundation's Operation
Sight as a 2017 Power of A Gold
